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document.write( "Two angles are complementary. One angle measures 17 degrees more than the other angle. Find the measure of the two angles. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = one of two angles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then from \"One angle measures 17 degrees more than the other angle.\" we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+17 = second angle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + x+17 = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 17 = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 73<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 36.6 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+17 = 36.6+17 = 53.5 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The two angles are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36.6 degrees and 53.5 degrees<BR>\n" );
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